Course Overview
Welcome to the beginner course on How to Build a REST API from scratch, using Django, Django REST Framework, Python, Vagrant, VirtualBox, Atom, and ModHeaders. You'll also learn how to deploy your dev server to AWS!
This course is made with Django 2.2 and Django REST Framework 3.9.
The skills taught in this course are absolutely essential for creating successful products that users love and can’t live without.
Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, you name it. These apps all have their own backend REST APIs that handle millions of call requests everyday. You cannot build a successful app without a backend REST API.
Not only is it essential to whatever app or MVP you are building -- the skills you learn in this course will make you a kickass developer in the workplace.
If you’re a front-end developer and you take this course, you’ll be able to “speak backend” with your colleagues and understand what’s going on “under the hood” of all your projects, increasing your confidence and earning the respect of your peers.
If you’re a newbie developer or just starting out in your career, this course will give you a very practical foundation to building your portfolio and increasing your earning potential.
In this course you will learn the best-practice way of building your very own REST API.
You will learn how to create a local development server and test your code each step of the way.
Whether you’re looking to gain a bit of experience with backend development, or you’re looking to create a REST API to turn your app idea into a reality - then this course is for you.
By the end of this course you will have built a fully functioning REST API that can handle:
Creating and updating user profiles.
Login and authentication.
Posting status updates.
Viewing status update feeds.
You’ll also have a solid foundation to understanding one of the most complex components in software development.
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Course curriculum
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Plan our Profiles API
132 -
Create user profile serializer
515 -
UPDATE: Bug in profile serializer
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Create profiles ViewSet
159 -
Register profile Viewset with the URL router
83 -
Test creating a profile
245 -
Create permission class
397 -
Add authentication and permissions to Viewset
215 -
Test new permissions
147 -
Add search profiles feature
133 -
Test searching profiles
255
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Plan profile feed API
106 -
Add new model Item
436 -
Create and run model migration
133 -
Add profile feed model to admin
56 -
Create profile feed item serializer
260 -
Create ViewSet for our profile feed item
350 -
Test Feed API
255 -
Add permissions for feed API
335 -
Test feed API permissions
209 -
Restrict viewing status updates to logged in users only
102 -
Test new private feed
79
Requirment
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Access to a computer that supports VirtualBox (unfortunately this excludes macOS running M1 chips)
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Familiarity with simple command line tools like command prompt or terminal.
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Access to a computer running either Windows 10 or macOS
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A passion for learning and a willingness to persevere when things get tough.
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If using Windows, your machine needs to support running VirtualBox
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A basic level of experience in any programming language.
Outcomes
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How to create the most important part of any user application
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How to confidently use some of the most in-demand full stack technologies today
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How to create a local development server from scratch
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How to create a brand new Django project with sqlite database
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How to build your own browsable, self documenting REST API
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Handle user registration, login, and status updates in your app with your very own REST API
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